President Bola Tinubu has demanded action from the Senate after giving appointments to 15 powerful Nigerians in the affairs of highest human rights commission.
A small passenger aircraft crashed in South Sudan, killing all 14 on board. Investigations reveal possible adverse weather as a factor in the tragedy.
A number of Senegalese associations on Thursday urged President Macky Sall to dispel doubts and publicly declare that he would not run for a third term, which they say could sow "chaos". The opposition promises fierce resistance if Sall, who is currently president of the African Union, does seek another term.
Pollution in Africa's fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives and avert billions of dollars in damage, a report said Thursday. Taking the greener path could save 125,000 lives and $20 billion in economic costs, and cut those cities' emissions by around 20 percent by 2040, the report said.
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Thursday as thousands of protesters marched against last year's coup, which sparked political and economic crises and exacerbated a wider security breakdown that has left hundreds dead. In North Khartoum, thousands of pro-democracy activists erected barricades to block the security forces, who fired barrages of tear gas canisters towards them.
Namibia said Thursday it had asked Germany to renegotiate the genocide agreement reached last year between the two governments, but gave no details of the changes being sought. Germany last year acknowledged it had committed genocide in colonial-era Namibia and promised more than a billion euros (dollars) in financial support to descendants of the victims.
Kenyan President William Ruto's cabinet was sworn in on Thursday, two months after he narrowly won a bitterly-fought but largely peaceful election. Kithure Kindiki, a lawyer who served on the legal team that defended Ruto's August election win in court, will head the powerful interior ministry.
20 African countries' nationals, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, have been placed on indefinite visa ban by the authorities of the United Arab Emirate (UAE)
Rilee Rossouw blasted 109 and shared in the highest stand in Twenty20 World Cup history Thursday with Quinton de Kock as South Africa amassed 205-5 against Bangladesh in Sydney. It was the fifth highest score at a T20 World Cup.
The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region went into a second day in South Africa on Wednesday. The dialogue between negotiators from the Ethiopian government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the regional authorities in war-stricken Tigray came almost two months to the day since fighting resumed, shattering a five-month truce.
Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices, including an alleged decision to partner with Wagner, a Russian private security firm, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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